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Credit where credit's due. The full story behind the timeline was written by Joris Peels ( i.materialise community manager) and can be found here:
http://i.materialise.com/blog/entry/2010-the-year-in-3d-printing

True, but greatly expanded upon. Notice how the Description says "Inspired by a"? It had a link to Joris' post but by adding it I uncovered a bug in Dipity's codebase. I've requested a fix repeatedly but nothing yet.

The illustrious and industrious nophead of the RepRap project prints 101 Mendel 3D printers in 2010. Using his 3D printers - HydraRaptor and a Mendel it printed - they print for more than half the 8760 hours available in a year. He sells the Mendels to 3D printing enthusiasts in over 20 countries worldwide.http://hydraraptor.blogspot.com/2010/12/101-mendels.html

3D printing materials savant Mark Ganter and his research team at the Solheim lab introduce glazed gypsum as a 3D printing material. Previously the Open3DP team also came up with several inexpensive materials and a glass 3D printing process called vitraglyphic.http://open3dp.me.washington.edu/

MakerBot Industries presents the first Botacon, a gathering of roboticists and robot enthusiasts to discuss the future. Themed “Robots For A Better Future,” the one day conference explores both the practical and philosophical aspects facing robots today.http://botacon.com

Know for her unusual shoes designs, designer Marloes ten Bhömer, uses 3D printing to create a prototype for future couture shoes in the Mechanical Couture Fashioning a New Order exhibition.http://marloestenbhomer.squarespace.com/

A village containing most of the players in the open source 3D printing world entertained and astounded attendees at the first MakerFaire in NYC. (photo from flickr pool courtesy A Buser)http://3dprintervillage.posterous.com/

Hypr3D is a web based 3D model creator. It uses advanced computer vision techniques to match features in multiple images, generating key points to create a cool 3D model you can view online, download and modify, or print using a 3D printer.
http://www.hypr3d.com/

A New York Times article called 3D printing spurs a manufacturing revolution features designer Scott Summit. His company, Bespoke Innovations, makes beautiful custom engineered prosthetic legs and uses 3D printing. In August, Scott’s lecture on The Future of 3D printing became a huge success.http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/14/technology/14print.html

Erik De Bruijn of the RepRap project, announces Ulitmaker, his project to design and develop an easy to build low cost 3D printer with a small form factor but large build envelope.http://blog.ultimaker.com/page/2/